Allegheny Mountains

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

A mountain range comprising the western part of the Appalachian Mountains. The range extends about 805 km (500 mi) from northern Pennsylvania to southwest Virginia and rises to approximately 1,483 m (4,862 ft) in northeast West Virginia. The eastern Alleghenies, also called the Allegheny Front, form a steep escarpment and are more rugged than the western portion, known as the Allegheny Plateau, which extends into Ohio and Kentucky.

n. the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia

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Examples

As for the snake, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site national resource management specialist Kathy Penrod said the Allegheny Mountains are a habitat for the poisonous Timber Rattlesnake and copperhead.

In October and November, as the days grew short and the first flurries of snow blew east from the heights of the Allegheny Mountains, the leaders of the Revolution turned their skeptical eyes on their commander in chief.

The number of black bears in the Adirondacks is pretty stable, said Tabor, but he expects people to see an increasing number in other popular camping areas like the Catskills and the Allegheny Mountains.